Who’s got Eurosong Fever? Who can’t wait until the competition’s on in May? From Father Ted and Monty Python to Stephen Colbert and Edward af Sillén, the Eurovision Song Contest provides an easy punchline, but there’s more to the sequins than the non sequiturs. Samantha Ross asks why the Eurovision Song Contest is such a rich source of humour and a target for comedians the world over.

As the Swiss-Italian semi final kicks off the streaming season, it’s time for your regular Eurovision News podcast, with our first confirmed Melodifestivalen singer, more finalists from Slovenia, and musical remixes of Geir Ronning.

A bumper crop of news from the world of Eurovision (including the Junior Eurovision Song Contest), with song submissions, National Final heats, PR fluff from Jedward, the new beer of Eurovision, and music from Sosofluo.

What will Azerbaijan have in store for the Song Contest in 2012? The ESC Insider’s Samantha Ross decides to do some Eurovision stargazing and wonder what’s going to be in store for everyone descending on The Land of Fire next May.

I know a lot of people might try to ignore Junior Eurovision, but the 2009 winner, Ralf Mackenbach, might make that difficult in the next few years. Yes, he’s still in that strange no man’s land that will make you think Bieber, but this self-titled slice of musical action shows a performer on the cusp of maturity.